SunMin, "Japanese activities for 3 years, it's time to be known in my country"

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

The hot summer heat is past and it's the start of fall, and a comfortable voice will excite people. While not a typical powerful vocalist, her soft tone is more persuasive than powerful.

Having first debuted in Japan, she is coming to Korea as new female vocalist SunMin. She is starting a new journey after three years and with a deeper voice, she expects to complete her first Korean activity.

In 2006, while she was preparing for a career in Korea she instead started a career with Japan's top singer, Toshinobu Kubota in Japan.

Kubota debuted in 1986, received much love for more than twenty years and was considered "an amazing vocalist, one of the best in the country" - SunMin being able to receive such a support from a top artist, performed a duet with him and received a warm reception.

It's the very song of "Keep Holding You" that was featured as the title song for the movie, "Sinking of Japan". It is a song that Korean artist, Shin Hyesung also sang and received praise for it.

Starting out in Japan with more than good conditions, she still had to endure a rigorous training. She's experienced performing a live stage in Japan, and to debut in Japan she had to go through language, vocal, songwriting and composing classes. However, the most hardest part of it all was overcoming her lonely homesickness.

"I was able to perform a grand stage in front of a large-scale theater. Even though it was hard to overcome my homesickness, if I turned back time everything is something I'm so thankful for. I learned so much and experienced so much."

Going to Japan upon graduating high school, she's already released six single albums and one full album she's succeeding. She's been able to be a member for one of Japan's top music programs with popular idol group, KinKi Kids, in the program "Shin Domoto Kyoudai".

She debuted in 2006, during the midst of the Hallyu wave when such Korean stars like BoA and Bae Yongjun among others gained popularity. You could say it was the help of that helped her career, but there is no doubt she managed to maintain her career with her vocal skills and cute image.

From receiving a "love call" from a music PD and associates, she had a party with KinKi Kids and even received a drawing from Tsuyoshi Domoto as a gift. Because of SunMin's warm heart, she sent 200 tablet cards to show her thanks.

"At first, because of the Hallyu wave a lot of Korean stars that came received a lot of love. I was so nervous at first, it was the point I couldn't even talk during a broadcast, but because of all the warm support I got from people, it was a lot of help. I experienced a lot but Kubota helped a lot."

You can feel the happiness she radiates from her new single, "Superwoman". After three years, she's finally performing in her home country. "Everytime I did my Japanese promotions, I missed Korea. I feel that all the hardships I experienced in Japan will be of help in the future. I wish that from my voice, people can feel happiness."




















TEASER!

FULL SONG!

And an extra, performing "Keep Holding U" with Hyesung!

Source: Seoul.co.kr, XXDSimpleLove, memymusicloveables, kannnnna2
Translations: mihyun294 @ omona_prection ♥

LOVE LOVE LOVE HER. She is so underrated. Her voice is amazing~ ♥ She got overshadowed by Liyin's debut then though, since they both debuted with male/female duets... :( But she did do pretty well in Japan even though her full album took a hella long time to finally release. = ="

And mods, Idk what this should be tagged with. = ="

Comments

[msclairvoyant.livejournal.com]

OMFG I LOVE HER. I'M SO GLAD SHE'S STILL AROUND. SHE IS SO UNDERRATED. D:

Though I much prefer the Japanese version of Keep Holding U with Toshi.. seemed more powerful to me.

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

IKR. CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S STILL AROUND TOO. i thought she got dropped from her labels after she released that japanese album late last year! :(

me too! i think the japanese version has the "soul" in it, while the korean version is more soothing/soft.

[msclairvoyant.livejournal.com]

OMG I KNOOOW. I've been wondering about her for months in fear that she was dropped. ;_; It took so fucking long for the album to even come out and then it wasn't even an ~epic~ album at that. DISAPPOINT. Now if only mink would come out of hiding.

I agree. I'm always leaning more towards the soul side of things so the Japanese version is just.. UNF. Even my mom loves it, lawlz. XD

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

you! are you still interested in being co-mod of the comm? xD did you cahnge your username, btw? god i'm so confused

[msclairvoyant.livejournal.com]

OH HEY. XD Yeah, I did change my name! The community kind of.. died and I've just been patiently waiting for her to get busy with something again. I'm still very much interested. ^^;;

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

cool xD idk how to make it alive again, really, but maybe we can figure something out together. i've also been waiting. :( i kept wanting to post news, but it's so hard since i'm not really into jpop fandom and i don't have access to things translated from japanese into english. *dies* and her following doesn't seem to be that big on lj lol

[msclairvoyant.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking maybe we should wait to see how big she gets in Korean (which I hope is more than Japan at least >.>) and then maybe try to fix up the community more. There's not much to work with just yet.

I have a thread for her on a jpopforum but it's dead as well. :/ Any news there is, I don't have access to it either since her popularity is so tiny. ;_;

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

true. i hope she starts to get a bigger following. if she's promoted well, she should, but i don't really trust good emg to do that. 8D;

ee i'm so hyper from this news. *dies* i feel like i've been waiting forever for her to start doing music in korea. just because it'd be easier for me to follow.

[extraenchanted.livejournal.com]

FINALLY!!! I've been waiting for her to go to Korea. Her voice will be more appreciated there than in Japan.

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

OH FAIL. I forgot the YT sources. = =" Sorry mods. ;____;

[clayray3290.livejournal.com]

I looooooove her!!! She definitely deserves more recognition! Hopefully she'll find lots of success in Korea now!!

...And she's so pretty!!!!

[cruel-disorder.livejournal.com]

mink is the only Korean jpop artist in my heart. If she debuted in Korea I would probably overdose on sheer excitement alone. *_*

But hey, I wish Sunmin best of luck!

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

mink is awesomeeee too~~
but i only listened to her first few albums tbh, didn't follow up on her more recent albums.

[cityincolors.livejournal.com]

WHOA! perfect timing!! I just sang a duet cover of her "Keep Holding U" w/ Kubota =o!!!

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

yes yes YES it's so hard to pay attention to her in japan but she has such a *gorgeous* voice and i can't wait o hear more korean music from her!

[suhbangshinki.livejournal.com]

OMG! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG ♥♥♥ FINALLY ^___^

because it's worth sharing

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

Listen (MTV perf)


Listen (HyeSung special concert guest perf)


The Rose (Tokyo Beat perf)

Re: because it's worth sharing

[tag-traumer.livejournal.com]

Indeed, sharing is caring! :D Thank you, <3

Gosh.. Her soulful voice is so much love!

[tag-traumer.livejournal.com]

I've heard of her before this but never check her out . >_>"
She has such a lovely voice! Loving the song Super woman already <3

Go Sunmin!

[daehunf.livejournal.com]

She's amazing.
I've had Superwoman on repeat for the past week.

[feel-my-mind.livejournal.com]

Love her album, so I can't see what else she puts out.

Superwomen sounds great an I'm glad its not a huge departure from her sound.

[eleclya111.livejournal.com]

It definitely shows that her and Taehwa moved to Liveworks Company :O Sudddenly they...exist!

[meccamputech.livejournal.com]

omg i used to play this all the time


i'm happy she's comming back :DD

[aunts.livejournal.com]

Okay I skimmed a bit too fast, and read Toshinobu as Tohoshinki, and Tsuyoshi Domoto as Tsukasa Domyouji. Yeah I need a nap.

But back to the article, wow she's beautiful. *__*

[caughtmedead.livejournal.com]

Same here!

Yes, I agree she's beautiful. She seems very jap to me.

[le-byul.livejournal.com]

I LOVE HER SONG "I LOVE YOU."

BUT OMG SHE HAD SOMETHING DONE!

HER TEETH?

VENEERS?

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

YEAHHHH, she -definitely- had something done.
i can't pinpoint what she got done though. D:
i suck at those sorts of things. =/

[kokorabbit5.livejournal.com]

I love her sfm. ;______;

OK, MINK, NOW IT'S YOUR TURN. :(